Volunteer for Fleet Week 2019!

Your role is crucial for the success of such a large scale event. Take a look at our descriptions below for the best volunteer location and date for your schedule!

Guidelines and Expectations:

Each volunteer will receive a shirt and stipend for lunch for their volunteer efforts.

4 hour shifts are requested.

Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Students are welcome to volunteer with a chaperone.

Volunteer roles may or may not include the following tasks:

Greeting guests upon arrival, taking photos, passing out pamphlets, passing out packets of poppy seeds. Some memorization may be required, and will be provided prior to your assignment.

There will be a lot of walking, talking, sometimes standing in one place. Volunteers should be courteous, helpful and engaging with the public.

Fleet Week is often a warm time of the year. Depending on your personal preferences, you may want to consider bringing water or a water bottle to stay hydrated, a sweater in the event you will be cold, a snack to stay energized and sunscreen for time in the sun.

Take a look at the Fleet Week 2019 volunteer opportunities by location:

Staten Island:

Tuesday May 21, 2019 from 10am to 12pm: Miller Field Youth Day (2 volunteers needed)

Duffy Square: Is in Times Square, the statue of Father Duffy is located at 47th Street and 7th Avenue.

Other UWVC Fleet Week Volunteer Opportunities:

The United War Veterans Council invites you to They Turned the Tideon Wednesday May 22, 2019 from 12pm; a wreath laying ceremony for those lost during the Battle of the Atlantic during WWII. This ceremony at the East Coast Memorial in Battery Park is the opening of Fleet Week 2019.